Savings-bank-deposit appliance.



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. G. F. HESS. SAVINGS BANK DEPOSIT APPLIANCE. APPLIOATION FILED MAY27,1907. RENEWED MAY 11, 1008.

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ATTOR/l/E No. 893,532. PATENTED JULY 14, 1908. 0. F. HESS.

SAVINGS BANK DEPOSIT APPLIANCE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 27,1907. RENEWED MAY 11, 1908.

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C. F. HESS.

SAVINGS BANK DEPOSIT APPLIANCE.

APPLIOATION FILED MAY 27.1907. RENEWED MAY 11, 190B.

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CHARLES FREDERICK HESS, OF SORANTON, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO THE BANKSPECIALTY MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORA-TION OF PENNSYLVANIA.

SAVINGS-BANK-DEPOSIT AIPLIANCE.

Application filed May 27, 1907, Serial No. 375,936. Renewed May 11,1908.

' To all whom it mag concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES F. HESS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Scranton, in the county of Laokawanna, State ofPennsylvania, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement inSavings- Bank-De osit Appliances; and I do hereby declare t e followingto be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification,and to the figures and letters of reference marked thereon.

The present invention 7 relates to appliances for extending the field ofoperations of savings bank institutions by providing a safe andconvenient means whereby a de' positor may in return for a fractionalcoin take from suitable coin controlled apparatus a receipt or stamp ofsuch form or character that when pasted in or properly associated with aproper deposit book, it will indicate the amount which will be creditedor its cash value, when presented to the bank for credit or redemption.

The invention consists in the appliances and combinations of parts to behereinafter described and pointed out particularly in the appendedclaims.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a side elevation with the sidewall of the casing removed, of an apparatus employed in carrying thepresent invention into practice. Fig. 2 is a similar elevation, from apoint of view at right angles to Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a view similar toFig. 2, illustrating parts omitted from Figs. 1 and 2 in order to avoidconfusion of lines. Fig. 4 is an elevation of the stamp feed and cutterwheel together with its connected coin pocket wheel. Fig. 5 is a viewlooking at the parts shown in Fig. 4 from the left hand side and withparts broken away to show the stationary cutter. Fig. 5 is a frontelevation of the end of the stationary cutter. Figs. 6, 7 and 8 aredetail elevations of the full stroke mechanism and shoulder forcooperation with the coin. Figs. 9 and 10 are details of the positioningdevices for the stamp feed and cutter wheel. Fig. 11 is a perspectiveview of the operating shaft and handle and the sleeve for carrying theparts shown in Figs. 5 to 10. Figs. 12 and 13 are details of the lockfor holding the shaft in place to hold the frame and workingSpecification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 14, 1908.

Serial No. 432,279.

parts in the casing. Fig. 14 is a detail'section on theline 14, Fig. 3.Fig. 15 is a view of one of the coupons or stamps. Fig. 16 is a view ofa section of a card or book to which the coupons or stamps are to beafiixed for de osit or redemption.

ike letters of reference in the several figures indicate the same parts.

The apparatus illustrated for handling the coupons or stamps embodies aframe A in which the working parts are mounted, as will be presentlydescribed, said frame being adapted to be inserted endwise up into asquare casing B, where it is held by a catchand by the operating shaft Cwhich extends way through both the casing and frame and is locked inposition by a bolt 0 controlled by a combination lock 0 or otherappropriate locking mechanism. When the shaft is removed, the frametogether with the parts held by it may be drawn out of the casing forready inspection or repair or to give access to the deposited coins andcoupons or stamps.

J ournaled in the frame is a sleeve or tubular shaft D (Fig. 11) itslocation in the frame being such that when the frame is in place in thecasing the shaft 0 may pass through the sleeve and will be connectedtherewith for rotation or oscillation by a square or irregularly shapedportion C fitting a similarly shaped recess in the end of the sleeve.

The coupon or stamp feed and cutter E and its connected coin-pocketWheel E (Figs. 4. and 5) are journaled on the sleeve D, but theirrotation is restrained by a spring pressed roller F, cooperating withnotches f in the periphery of a flange or annular projection F (Fig. 9)moving with the parts E E. The coin ocket Wheel'is of a construction nowwell nown, the pockets being radial and open at the periphery and oneside whereby a coin. of proper size will be held in and project beyondthe side of the wheel in position to engage with an operating arm ormember. In the apparatus shown, this operating arm or member is in theform of a projection g (Figs. 6-8) on the face of a disk G mounted onthe squared portion D of the sleeve D, whereby if a coin is in position,the forward rotation of the operating shaft will cause the projection toengage the coin and rotate the coin wheel and connected parts thedesired distance. The movement of the operating shaft is limited bystops h h 7 against which the operatinghandle H strikes at each extremeof its movement and a full movement in each direction is insured, by thereversible pawl I cooperating with teeth t on a disk I mounted on thesquare portion 'of the angles or corners between the faces conrotationof the feed whee but having its end stitute movable cutting edges Kadapted to cooperate with a relatively stationary cutting edge L, bestseen in Figs. 1, 5- and 5 The stationary cutter is preferably in theform of a stifi s ring projectin in the direction of bent in tointersect, bear against or lie in cutting relation to the cutting edgeson the feed wheel. In order to give a progressive or draw out the edgeof the stationary cutter Fig. 5 and I path ofmovement of the edges onthe wheel. 30

stam s, the feed wheel may have flanges 7c is preferably dia onal orinclined as shown in is substantially concentric to the or the purposeof guiding the coupons or and ight flexible fiat springs'k ]c arearrange to bear on the two faces K approachingrthe cuttingpoint. I

he coupons or stam s M are prepared in 1 theLfori'n of a strip'wit edgenotches m for indicating. the division lines and reducing the work to bedone by the cutters.

Each coupon or stamp has an elongated aperture therein which in itsmechanical function is adapted toreceiveone of the tapered pins or proections N in the fiat faces K' of the feed wheel,whereby the said couons will always Y .be properly positioned for t e action of the cuttersand-as a result, the cou ons will always be of the pro er size and s apeand.

no mutilation throug incorrect positioning can occur. The strip ofcoupons is preferably folded back and forth into a compact pile andmounted on a pin 0 in a receptacle O. in the frame from which it may bedrawn through a guide 0 to the feed and cutter wheel.-

' By arranging the strip as described, '5. 6.,- folded backand forth thepile may be lifted atany time and the first coupon of a new pileattached to thelast coupon of'the old ile, thereby avoiding anyinconvenience or oss in supplyin additional coupons before those 60 in.the mac ine have been completely ex hausted. Couponssevered from thestrip are dischar ed through a chute P opening out at the rout of thecasing and the coins from the coin-pocket wheel drop into a cylindricalreceiver Q,.removably mounted in "slot.

7 guides q' in' the frame, in such manner that it or counterfeit inthereceiver, to determine for which coupon it was given and redemption orcredlt on such coupon may be refused. Inasmuch as it is desirable thatthe apparatus should only accumulate a small sum of money between visitsof the. collector .in order to reduce the temptation to break or stealthe apparatus, provision is made for closing the coin entrance slot whencoins of a redetermined value have been deposited.

.or this pur 'ose the receiver-rests on a lever I R connecte by rod Rwith a second lever R (Figs. 3 and 14) and the latter lever at one endcarries a slide for closing the coin A counterbalance Weight R holds thereceiver elevated until the desired weight of coin has been deposited,when the weight R will be overbalanced and the coin slot closed.

Each coupon orstamp is adapted to be pasted or secured in a book or'onacard for presentation to the bank for redemption or credit. .Such booksor cards (a'section of one of which is shown in Fig. 16) arefurnished tocustomers by the bank and each bears in the place designed for thereception of each stam aword or figures denoting theamount for iiioh thestam will be redeemed, or the amount which will e' credited to theaccount of the customer. the book is positioned to show through theelongated aperture in the cou on or stamp. and the stamp itself, Fig.15, has words indicating that it has a value only when affixed in thebook or to a card issued by the bank and having the value indicationthereon. In other words, the stamp must be associated with the card orbook in order to indi-v cate the redemption or credit value. Thecards'or books will each bear the name or other identification'of theperson to whom issued and by keeping 'a record of such cards or books inconnection with the numbered coupons or stamps andthe correspondingarrangemen't of the coins in-the receivers, the dan er of fraudulentractices being suc- .cess ully carried out is practically elimi- 'nated.

In the coupon or stamp handling apparatus it will be noted that the feedand cutter wheel preserves the stamps in a flat condition, the bends inthe strip only occurring at the points where the stri is severed andhence there is no danger o the coupons becoming wedged or caught in theap aratus. When delivered they are flat and in s ape for being readilyplaced in or on the previously gummed book or card.

The value indication in Having thus described my invention, what I claimas new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. The combination with a coupon delivering apparatus embodying a feedwheel having projections thereon for cooperation with apertures in thecoupons, of coupons united in a strip and having intermediate lines forseparating the same and apertures in the bodies of the coupons forcooperation with the projections on the wheel and a holder for thecoupon strip embodying a guide pin on which the coupons are filed.

2. The combination with a coupon delivering apparatus embodying a feedwheel and means for intermittently rotating the same, of a coupon holderand coupons united in a strip with intermediate folding and separatinglines, said strip being folded back and forth to form a compact pileadapted to be supported by the holder against lateral displacement,

Q 3. The combination with a coupon delivering apparatus embodying a feedwheel and means for intermittently rotating the same,

of coupons united in a strip folded on lines intermediate the couponsand each coupon having a central perforation, and a guide pin passingthrough the openings to support the stfliplin position for presentationto the feed w ee 4. The combination with the feed wheel of a coupondelivering apparatus having projections thereon, of a strip of couponsseparated-by severing lines, each coupon having a central elongatedaperture to cooperate with the projections on the wheel, and the stripbeing folded on said severing lines to form a compact pile and a guidepin on which the folded strip is filed in position for presen tation tothe feed wheel.

5. The combination witha coupon ering apparatus embodying a feed wheelhaving substantially flat faces, of substantially flat coupons united ina strip and having intermediate severing lines spaced to substantiallycoincide with the edges of the feed wheel faces and means for severingthe coupons along said severing lines at the angles between the I faces;substantially as described. I

6. The combination with a coupon delivering apparatus embodying a feedwheel having substantially flat faces and coupon positioning projectionson said faces, of substantially flat coupons united in a strip andhaving intermediate severing .lines spaced to substantially coincidewith the edges of the feed wheel faces and openings for the positioningprojections and means for severing the coupons along said severing linesat the angles between the faces; substantially as described.

7. In a coupon delivering apparatus, the

deliv- I sure members for holding the coupons on said faces in advanceof the cutting point.

9. In a coupon delivering apparatus, the combination with the feed wheelhaving substantially flat faces and cutting edges at the intersection ofsaid faces, of a cutter adapted to cooperate with the cutting edges onthe feed wheel in succession.

10. In a coupon deliverin apparatus, the combination with the fee wheelhaving substantially flat faces and cutting edges at the intersection ofsaid faces, of a relatively fixed knife having a cutting edge adapted tocooperate successively with the cutting edges on the feed wheel.

D 11. In a coupon delivering apparatus, the combination with the feedwheel having substantially flat faces and cutting edges at theintersection of said faces, of a relatively fixed knife havingdiagonally arranged cutting edge adapted to cooperate successively withthe cutting edge on the feed wheel.

12. In a coupon delivering apparatus, the combination with the feedwheel having substantially fiat faces and cutting edges at theintersection of said faces, of a relatively fixed knife having adiagonal cutting edge arranged substantially concentric with the path ofmovement of the cutting edges on the feed wheel and adapted to cooperatetherewith.

13. In a coupon delivering apparatus, the combination with the frame,the feed wheel and sleeve on which said wheel is mounted, journaled inthe frame, of the casing in which the frame is rem'ovably mounted, anoperating shaft passing through the casing and cooperating with thesleeve and means for locking the shaft in place to retain the frame inthe casing; substantially as described.

14. In a coupon delivering apparatus, the combination with the frame,the feed wheel and'sleeve on which said wheel is mounted journaled inthe frame, of the casing open at one end and in which the frame isremovably mounted, an operating shaft passing through apertures in thecasing and through the sleeve and a lock for holding the'shaft inposition to prevent the removal of the frame from the casing;substantially as described.

CHARLES FREDERICK HESS.

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NoRRIs S. SwIsHER, JOHN A. MADDEN.

